Seaspan & Corvus, 배출 감소

British Columbia (B.C.) is committed to supporting sustainability across industries and a big part of that starts with clean, renewable energy. In British Columbia, hydro, and other clean energy sources are readily available and 98% of our power already comes from renewable sources.

재생 가능 전력 자원이 풍부함에도 불구하고, 이 주의 교통 에너지의 96%는 화석 연료에 의존하고 있습니다. 그 결과, 교통 연료 사용으로 인한 배출량이 브리티시컬럼비아주 연간 총 온실가스 배출량의 거의 41%를 차지하고 있습니다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 브리티시컬럼비아주는 청정 에너지 차량으로의 전환을 적극적으로 지원하고, 다양한 교통 기술 및 저탄소 연료 옵션을 확대하고 있습니다. ‘CleanBC’는 개선된 인프라, 더 짧은 이동 경로, 그리고 무공해 차량 가격을 낮추기 위한 ‘Go Electric’과 같은 프로그램을 통해 기회가 풍부한 저탄소 경제를 구축하기 위한 브리티시컬럼비아주의 계획입니다. 청정 에너지 혁신 기업과 교통 업계 기업 간의 파트너십은 브리티시컬럼비아주가 교통 부문 배출량을 줄이기 위해 노력하고 있는 또 다른 방법입니다.

Corvus Energy is based out of Norway and Vancouver and provides energy storage solutions for marine, oil and gas and port applications. It is leading the development of maritime batteries with improved capacity, lowered cost and enhanced safety and have recently partnered with Seaspan, the largest ship building company in British Columbia, to field test a new large-scale energy storage system (ESS).

The Reliant, a cargo vessel with service between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland, will have the Blue Whale ESS battery system installed later this year for the system’s inaugural field trial. It’s anticipated that it will more than triple the vessel’s energy storage capacity.

This alliance is part of a multimillion-dollar collaboration aimed at reducing emissions. The Seaspan work is part of the Field Validation of Energy Storage System Project, led by Richmond’s Corvus Energy with partners Seaspan Ferries, VARD Marine, BC Hydro and the University of British Columbia. Canada’s Ocean Supercluster will provide $2 million for the project; another $2.15 million in funding will come from the project’s industry partners.

These efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of transportation across the province not only preserve the pristine environment, but also reduce costs for shipping by shortening routes and improving vehicles and infrastructure.

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